FLINT, MI -- A Flint man was sentenced to spend at least eight years in prison for his role in a breaking-and-entering ring that struck more than 22 homes around the county.

Tony J. Zelenka, 32, of Flint, was sentenced to 8-15 years in prison for 10 counts of second-degree home invasion and 8-20 years in prison for one count of first-degree home invasion Monday, Nov. 26 by Genesee Circuit Judge Joseph Farah.

He was also ordered to pay more than $26,000 in restitution.

Zelenka is accused of being the ring-leader of
the group that broke into homes and used the ill-gotten goods to
purchase heroin from a Flint drug dealer.

He pleaded guilty to 10 counts of second-degree home invasion, a
15-year felony, and one count of first-degree home invasion, a 20-year
felony. As part of his plea agreement, nine counts of second-degree home
invasion, two counts of first-degree home invasion and one count of
larceny of a firearm were dismissed.

His
girlfriend, Donalee Kay Komarowski-Ward, 48, of Flint, is charged with
eight counts of second-degree home invasion and one count of
first-degree home invasion. She is awaiting trial on the charges in Genesee Circuit Court.

Daniel Komarowski, 25, of Flint, faced one count of second-degree home
invasion but agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge of breaking and entering of a
building in exchange for his testimony. He was sentenced to 2 years of probation earlier this month.

The group is suspected of breaking into a total of 22 homes in Clayton,
Davison, Flint, Flushing, Grand Blanc, Mundy, Richfield and Montrose
townships. Police say the break-ins occurred between April and June, when they were arrested.

Zelenka and Komarowski-Ward also face charges in Tuscola County of
first-degree home invasion, two counts of larceny of a firearm, larceny
in a building and three counts of felony firearms.